Trajectories of depression, anxiety and stress among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Switzerland: the Corona Immunitas Ticino cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Using longitudinal data from Southern Switzerland we assessed ten-month temporal trajectories of moderate to severe depression, anxiety and stress among adults after the first pandemic wave and explored differences between sociodemographic and health status groups.

Study design

This was a population-based prospective cohort study.

Methods

Participants were 732 (60% women) adults aged 20-64 years who completed the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale on a monthly base since August 2020 until May 2021, as part of the Corona Immunitas Ticino study based on a probability sample of non-institutionalized residents in Ticino, Southern Switzerland.

Results

Prevalence of moderate to severe depression increased from 7.5% in August 2020 to 12.5% in May 2021, an

SUBMITTER: Piumatti G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8825315 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature